Bihar assembly election, Oct 1977
324 assembly constituencies in Bihar, 49.73% turnout.
Seats
324
Candidates
2,994
97 women, 13 elected
Turnout
49.73%
1.74 cr of 3.5 cr
Leading party
JNP
214 of 324 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Bihar
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JNPJanata Party | 214 | +214 | 311 | 74,23,101 | 42.68% | — |
| INCIndian National Congress | 57 | -110 | 286 | 41,01,522 | 23.58% | -9.54 |
| INDIndependent | 24 | +7 | 2206 | 41,27,495 | 23.73% | +12.96 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 21 | -14 | 73 | 12,17,706 | 7.00% | +0.06 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 4 | +4 | 16 | 1,61,526 | 0.93% | -0.68 |
| JKDJKD | 2 | +1 | 31 | 72,303 | 0.42% | -0.11 |
| SSDSSD | 1 | +1 | 26 | 1,39,414 | 0.80% | — |
| JKPJKP | 1 | -2 | 21 | 78,406 | 0.45% | -0.42 |
| SUCSUC | 0 | 0 | 9 | 40,257 | 0.23% | -0.05 |
| PHJPHJ | 0 | -2 | 5 | 14,806 | 0.09% | -0.44 |
| FBLAll India Forward Bloc | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11,235 | 0.06% | -0.05 |
| WPIWPI | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2,354 | 0.01% | — |
| MULIndian Union Muslim League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1,531 | 0.01% | -0.02 |
| BRPBRP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 902 | 0.01% | 0.00 |
| PBIPBI | 0 | 0 | 1 | 157 | 0.00% | — |
- JNP214 (66%)
- INC57 (18%)
- IND24 (7%)
- CPI21 (6%)
- CPM4 (1%)
- JKD2 (1%)
- Others2 (1%)
- JNP214
- INC57
- IND24
- CPI21
- CPM4
- JKD2
- Others2
- JNP214
- INC57
- IND24
- CPI21
- CPM4
- JKD2
- SSD1
- JKP1
Constituency performance
From the 324 results in Bihar
Closest contest
MANDAR
won by 31 (0.07%)
Biggest victory
MAHUA
won by 32,441 (70.88%)
Highest turnout
GHOSHI
81.43%
Lowest turnout
JAMA
20.64%
Seat change
Against Bihar's previous Vidhan Sabha election (1972), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained0 (0%)
- Changed hands0 (0%)
- New seat324 (100%)
0 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 0 changed hands. 324 did not exist at the previous election.
India’s constituencies have not been redrawn since the 2008 delimitation, so this compares the same seat boundary both times.
Vote share & turnout trend
Bihar, every Vidhan Sabha election on record
VOTE SHARE
- JNP
- INC
- IND
- CPI
TURNOUT
Assembly seat results
All 324 seats, alphabetical · showing 101–150 of 324
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUMKA | JNPMAHADEO MARANDI | INCPAIKA MURMU | 4,85718.75% | 27.3% |
| DUMRAON | CPIRAMASHRAY SINGH | JNPHARIHAR SINGH | 9,82516.68% | 47.5% |
| DUMRI | JNPLALCHAND MAHTO | INCMURLI BHAGAT | 11,63036.69% | 35.7% |
| FATEHPUR | JNPMOHAN RAM | INCRAM SWARUP RAM | 14,90627.60% | 48.1% |
| FATWA | JNPKAMESHWAR PASWAN | INCRAM PRAVESH PASWAN | 28,59246.30% | 52.9% |
| FORBESGANJ | INCSARYU MISHRA | JNPLAL CHAND SAHNI | 5,0138.76% | 56.9% |
| GAIGHATTI | JNPVINODANAND SINGH | INDJITENDRA PD. SINGH | 12,62221.05% | 50.7% |
| GANDEY | JNPLAKSHMAN SWARANKAR | INCMD. MUSLIM ANSARI | 4,31311.58% | 40.5% |
| GARHWA | JNPVINOD N.DIXIT | INCDEORAJ TIWARI | 17,02350.84% | 33.6% |
| GARKHA | JNPMUNESHWAR CHOUDHARY | INCRAGHU NANDAN MANJHI | 23,58748.10% | 45.4% |
| GAYA MUFFASIL | JNPVIJAY KUMAR SINGH | INDSURENDRA PRASAD | 14,16020.96% | 67.2% |
| GAYA TOWN | JNPSUSHILA SAHAY | INCYUGAL KISHORE PRASAD | 8,26816.08% | 46.2% |
| GHANSHYAMPUR | JNPMAHAVIR PRASAD | INDANIRUDH JHA | 40,55347.34% | 72.0% |
| GHATSILA | CPITIKA RAM MAJHI | SUCSITARAM TUDU | 4,43115.72% | 31.0% |
| GHORASAHAN | INCRAJENDRA PRATAP SINGH | JNPMANGAL PRASAD YADAV | 1750.30% | 53.6% |
| GHOSHI | JNPJAGDISH SHARMA | CPIRAMASHRAY PD. ANSARI | 8,8639.12% | 81.4% |
| GIRIDIH | CPICHATURANAN MISHRA | JNPGOPAL V. RAGHAVAN | 3,3448.88% | 42.0% |
| GOBINDGANJ | INCRAMASHANKAR PANDEY | JNPMADAN MOHAN PRASAD SINGH | 14,95621.28% | 59.8% |
| GOBINDPUR | JNPBHATU MAHTO | INCGAYATRI DEVI | 10,23612.55% | 64.8% |
| GODDA | JNPLAKHAN MAHTO | INDHEMANT KUMAR JHA | 5,2349.99% | 47.0% |
| GOH | CPIRAM SARAN YADAV | JNPJHAKUN MUNESHWAR NATH SINGH | 12,32517.46% | 62.8% |
| GOMIA | JNPCHHARRU RAM MAHTO | INCRAM VISWAS MAHATHA | 18,16258.15% | 34.2% |
| GOPALGANJ | JNPRADHIKA DEVI | INDKALI PRASAD PANDEY | 3,9597.24% | 50.1% |
| GOPALPUR | CPIMANI RAM SINGH | JNPANIL PRASAD YADAV | 3,2145.02% | 61.7% |
| GOREAKOTHI | INCKRISHNA KANT SINGH | JNPINDRADEO PRASAD | 9,94116.21% | 56.9% |
| GUMLA | INDJAYRAM ORAON | JNPROPNA ORAON | 6,25115.26% | 44.6% |
| GURUA | JNPUPENDRA NATH VERMA | INCSHAHJEHAN | 3,3155.77% | 55.1% |
| HAJIPUR | JNPJAGANNATH PD. YADAV | INCMOTI LAL SINHA KANAN | 26,23846.01% | 50.8% |
| HARLAKHI | CPIBAIDYA NATH YADAV | INCSHAKOOR AHMAD | 8,53413.03% | 60.7% |
| HARNAUT | INDBHOLA PRASAD SINGH | JNPNITISH KUMAR | 5,8958.41% | 63.5% |
| HARSIDHI | JNPYAGUL KISHORE PRASAD SINGH | INCMD. HEDAYATULLAH KHAN | 1,8833.09% | 62.5% |
| HASANPUR | JNPGAJENDRA PRASAD HIMANSU | INCSATYANARAIN YADAV | 3,0244.96% | 59.5% |
| HATIA | JNPSUBODH KANT SAHAY | INCAMANAT ALI | 9,35626.24% | 38.9% |
| HAYAGHAT | JNPANIRUDH PRASAD | INDKAFIL AHMAD ALIAS VAKIL AHMAD | 4,1775.82% | 69.9% |
| HAZARIBAGH | JNPRANI DE | INDM. RAFIQUE | 17,19743.24% | 37.0% |
| HILSA | JNPJAGDISH PRASAD | INDRAM PIYARE SINGH | 40,27644.45% | 71.6% |
| HISUA | JNPBABU LAL SINGH | INDADITYA SINGH | 2430.41% | 53.7% |
| HUSSAINABAD | INCHARIHAR SINGH | INDAWADHESH KUMAR SINGH | 2,9447.31% | 44.0% |
| ICHAGARH | INDGHANSYAM MAHTO | JNPMANGAL PRASAD | 8,56631.23% | 27.5% |
| IMAMGANJ | JNPISHWAR DAS | INCSRICHAND SINGH | 16,88342.45% | 41.6% |
| ISLAMPUR | CPIKRISHNA VALLABH PRASAD SINGH | JNPVIJAY LAXMI CHAUR | 14,03514.49% | 75.3% |
| JAGANATHPUR | JNPBARJU HANSDA | JKPMANGAL SINGH LAMAI | 1,1225.63% | 26.7% |
| JAGDISHPUR | INDSATYA NARAIN SINGH | INDBIR BAHADUR SINGH | 4,8347.60% | 52.6% |
| JAHANABAD | JNPRAM CHANDER SINGH YADAV | INCCHANDRIKA PD. YADAV | 5,8627.53% | 62.6% |
| JALALPUR | JNPCAMESHWAR SINGH | INCKUMAR KALIKA SINGH | 23,38840.54% | 50.0% |
| JALE | JNPKAPILDEO THAKUR | CPIKHADIM HUSSAIN | 1,3982.29% | 55.0% |
| JAMA | INCMADAN BESRA | JNPCHUNKA HEMBROM | 8664.60% | 20.6% |
| JAMALPUR | JNPSURESH KUMAR SINGH | CPIKAMLESHWARI YADAV | 27,11841.91% | 55.1% |
| JAMSHEDPUR EAST | JNPDINA NATH PANDEY | CPMJWALA SINGH | 13,01132.24% | 40.5% |
| JAMSHEDPUR WEST | JNPMOHD. AYUB KHAN | CPISHALIL KAR | 10,55339.87% | 32.4% |
Vote share and swing on this page are the party’s share of valid votes in Bihar alone — a different number from its national or all-state figures, and never mixed with them.
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this result page exists to answer.
Who won the Bihar assembly election, Oct 1977?
Janata Party won 214 of 324 seats in Bihar, a clear majority.
What was the voter turnout in the Bihar assembly election, Oct 1977?
Turnout was 49.73% — 1.74 cr of 3.5 cr registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Bihar have?
Bihar has 324 assembly seats.
